Word · Frequency #5531
theirs
他们的
belonging to them
- 1.
That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
他们的(东西)；they的所有格形式,后面不接名词。
他们的(东西)；they的所有格形式,后面不接名词。
In use
That car is theirs.
Our team wears blue, but theirs is red.
My friends said the house is theirs now.
NP + be + theirs
表示某物属于他们。
The red backpack is theirs.
这个红背包是他们的。
a + NP + of + theirs
表示某人与他们的关系，如朋友、邻居等。
A neighbor of theirs just moved away.
他们的一位邻居刚搬走了。
Common mistakes
Theirs home is big.Their home is big.
错误使用了名词性物主代词“theirs”直接修饰名词，正确应为形容词性物主代词“their”修饰名词。
This is their's.This is theirs.
误加撇号“‘s”构成所有格，但“theirs”本身已是所有格代词，无需再加撇号。
Connections
Collocations
- a friend of theirs
- 他们的一个朋友
- A friend of theirs came to visit.他们的一个朋友来拜访了。
- theirs is
- 他们的是
- Theirs is the house on the corner.他们的是拐角处的那栋房子。
- theirs are
- 他们的是（复数）
- Theirs are the ones with the red tags.他们的是带有红色标签的那些。
- of theirs
- 他们的（所属关系）
- That opinion of theirs is very popular.他们的那个观点很受欢迎。
- for theirs
- 为了他们的
- They fought for theirs.他们为自己的（东西）而战。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
their 加 s 变成 theirs，表示‘他们的（东西）’，后面不用再跟名词。
Context & Register
中性语域，适用于大多数日常和正式场合。
Grammar Note
物主代词，独立使用，例如：This book is theirs。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: cares, shares, airs, hairs (all end with /ɛəz/). Lookalikes: their, there (same spelling pattern but pronounced /ðɛə/ without the final /z/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.